Namibian Minerals (Namco) signed a $15-million investment and 15-year exclusive marketing agreement with Israel's Leviev Group, which becomes a 39-per-cent shareholder pending approvals.
Trans Hex Group has acquired the mining vessel Ivan Prinsep from Namibian Minerals Corp and will place it into commercial operations at Marshall Fork by mid-June, about 5.5 months ahead of schedule.
Namibian Minerals has raised approximately $9.4-million (U.S.) through a private placement and secured a $15-million investment agreement with Israel's Leviev Group to resume diamond mining operations off Namibia.
Diamond Fields International received formal approval from Namibia's Minister of Mines and Energy for its joint venture with Trans Hex Group to mine offshore licence 111.
Diamond Fields International and Trans Hex Group have signed a joint venture agreement to mine diamonds from two areas of Diamond Fields' offshore Namibian licence ML 111.
Namibian Minerals is placing several South African subsidiaries into provisional liquidation, expected to be finalized in about six weeks, after cash flow problems from a January accident to its NamSSol mining system.
Afri-Can Marine Minerals completed a marine geophysical survey of Block J offshore Namibia, collecting 950 line kilometres of data to define diamond sampling targets.